The sun is starting to come out and spring is in the air, just in time for Easter weekend.
The Chronicle has compiled a list of free events celebrating the spring holiday across Lewis County and South Thurston County. To have an event added to this list at chronline.com, email news@chronline.com.
Saturday, March 30
• Tenino Market Fresh Easter Egg Hunt: 8 a.m., Tenino Market Fresh, 669 Lincoln Ave. E, Tenino. Kids 12 and under are invited to participate.
• Toledo Market Fresh Easter Egg Hunt: 8 a.m., Toledo Market Fresh, 400 Cowlitz St., Toledo. Kids 12 and under are invited to participate.
• Sticklins Funeral Easter Egg Hunt: 9 a.m. at Sticklins Funeral Chapel, 1437 S. Gold St., Centralia. All ages are welcome.
• Mossyrock 2024 Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. in the front lawn of the Mossyrock Elementary School, 545 Williams St., Mossyrock. Organized by the Mossyrock Fire Department. Kids ages 1 to 12 are invited to participate.
• Rochester Easter Egg Dash: 10 a.m. at Rochester High School, 19800 Carper Road, SW, Rochester. Organized by the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. Kids ages 2 to 12 are invited to participate.
• Skookumchuck Grange and Tenino FFA Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m., Skookumchuck Grange, 5345 Skookumchuck Road SE, Tenino. A $5 pancake breakfast will be served from 9 to 11 a.m.
• Sasquatch Family Farms Easter Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sasquatch Family Farms, 155 Buckley Road, Toledo.
• Spring on the Farm: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wanderlust Cupcake Co., 4800 Skookumchuck Road SE, Tenino. A free Easter egg hunt and Easter bunny photos will be available during a spring market event.
• Vader Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt: 11 a.m. at Vader Preschool Fields. Kids ages 4 to 13 are invited to participate.
• Brown Mortuary Easter Egg Hunt: 11 a.m. at Brown Mortuary, 812 Westlake Ave., Morton. All ages are welcome.
• Littlerock Egg Dash: noon at the Littlerock Fire Station, 10928 Littlerock Road SW, Olympia. Organized by the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority. Kids ages 2 to 12 are invited to participate.
• Onalaska Community Easter Egg Hunt: noon at Carlisle Park, 446 Carlisle Ave., Onalaska.
• Easter Egg Hunt at The Huntting’s Farm: 3 p.m. at Huntting’s Farm, 600 Cinebar Road, Cinebar. Kids ages 0 to 12 can participate for free. Kids and adults ages 13 and up can participate for $5 per person.
• Easter Bunny Photos and Egg Hunt: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.. at Let’s Play Something, 109 N. Tower Ave., Centralia. The Easter Bunny will be on hand for photos from noon to 4 p.m. Children of all ages and families are invited to participate. No professional photographer will be available, but staff are willing to help take family photos.
Sunday, March 31
• Easter Sunrise Service: 6:15 a.m., Brown Mortuary, 812 Westlake Ave., Morton. The community event will include an early-morning service with music and prayer, led by various churches in the Morton area.
• Third Annual Tenino Eagles Adult Easter Egg Hunt: 9 a.m., downtown Tenino. Eggs will be hidden in and around Tenino businesses. Organized by Tenino #564 Fraternal Order of Eagles.
• Free Easter Meals: 10 a.m. until food runs out, Chevron station at 520 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Meals will be served to “anybody and everybody” in to-go boxes and will consist of spaghetti with meatballs, rolls and a cookie.
• Easter Service and Egg Hunts: 10 a.m. at Cooks Hill Community Church, 2400 Cooks Hill Road, Centralia. Toddlers and kids in grades six and under are invited to participate. Refreshments will be served following the service.
• Easter Egg Hunt at Insert Coin: 11 a.m. at Insert Coin, 309 N. Tower Ave., Centralia. Ages 6 and under start at 11 a.m. and ages 7 and up start at 11:30 a.m.
• Adult Egg Hunt: noon to 4 p.m., Jones Creek Brewing, 173 Beam Road, Chehalis.
• Mineral’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Bake Sale: 1:30 p.m. at Mineral Lake Lions Den Campground, 113 Front St. E., Mineral. Bake sale proceeds support the Food4Kids backpack program benefiting Morton School District students.
